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~ JERUSHA FOWLKES ELLINGTON ~
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JERUSHA FOWLKES was born on 6-26-1747 @ Amelia Co., VA into a large, wealthy family. She died on 6-28-1789 @ Lunenburg Co., VA.
She was David Ellington's 1st. Wife. (Following her death, his 2nd. Wife was Jane Harrison.)
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HER FATHER was "John A. Fowlkes" (b: 1722 @ Hanover Co., VA). His Parents were 'Gabriel Fowlkes I & Elizabeth Fowlkes'.

** REV. WAR **
~ John Fowlkes was sighted for his Patriot Service during the war. SAR (Sons of American Revolution) #P-161266.

John A. Fowlkes died in 1799 @ 77 @ Nottoway Co., VA (which later became Amelia Co., VA).

* Data from "Just Plain Fowlkes-Our Lineage from Gabriel I, 2nd Edition, 2006, by Stephen Fowlkes. "John's plantation was called ‘Hyde Park'; it had sheltered five generations of Fowlkes, one of the few to survive The Civil War." *
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HER MOTHER was "Sarah Jennings" (1730-1782).
Sarah's Parents:
~ "Col. William Henry Jennings" (1676-1775) who was born in England.
Some books say that he was the youngest son of 'Humphrey & Mary Milward Jennens' & was a British officer who came to Virginia to assist in the fight against the Indians...others say this is not accurate.
~ "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam Jennings" (1704-1774) who was born @ Hanover Co., VA to 'James & Mary Pulliam'.
"Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam" was thought to have "perhaps" been Col. William Henry Jennings' 2nd. wife because of the 28-year-age-difference between them. They married on 1-24-1724 @ Hanover Co., VA & had 10 Children.

Here are "Sarah Jennings' SIBLINGS":
~William Jennings, Jr. (1726-1793)
*** During The Revolutionary War, he supplied material aid to the war effort...according to DAR #A-062454. ***
~Agnes Jennings (1727--)
~Elizabeth Jennings (1729-1799)
~SARAH JENNINGS (1730-1782) m: 1743 JOHN A. FOWLKES (1722-1799).
** She & her sister below married Fowlkes Brothers! ***
~Mary Jennings (1732-1822) m: Joseph Fowlkes.
~Robert Jennings (1733-1798)
~John Jennings (1735-1784)
~Anne Jennings (1736-1795) m: Samuel Thompson, Jr.
~James Jennings (1737-1795)
~Joseph Jennings (1739-1804).
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"John A. Fowlkes MARRIED Sarah Jennings" in 1743 in Hanover Co., VA & had 10 Children.

THEIR 10 CHILDREN:
JERUSHA's SIBLINGS:

*** This son was a Lt. under his Uncle Gabriel Fowlkes, Jr. who was a Col. during The Rev. War; he was in the Amelia Co., VA Militia. ***
~JOHN FIELD FOWLKES (1745-1824)
m: Dicey Hall
m: Edith 'Edy' Jeffress

*** The Rev. War listed by the SAR as a Patriot = P #161265. ***
~JENNINGS E. FOWLKES (1746-1802)
m: Joyce Clark Motley

~JERUSHA FOWLKES (1747-1789)
m: 1765 DAVID ELLINGTON, JR. *** This son-in-law = Patriotic Service, VA according to "Soldiers & Patriots of GA" website. ***

*** This son served in the Amelia Co., VA Militia during "The Rev. War" as a Lieutenant & listed by the SAR as a Patriot = P #334624. ***
~HENRY BASS FOWLKES, SR. (1750-1808)
m: Tabitha Bass

*** This son was a Sgt. & Lt. under 2 Gabriel Fowlkes during The Rev. War; he served in North Carolina & was @ The Battle of Guilford. ***
~WILLIAM 'Quality Bill' FOWLKES (1752-1835)
m: Martha Bass
m: Mary 'Polly' Clark
m: Sarah 'Sally' Cralle

~SARAH FOWLKES (1755-1828)
m: David Thompson

~MARY 'Molly' FOWLKES (1757-?)
m: Robert Thompson
m: Elijah Hudson

*** The Rev. War listed by the SAR as a Sergeant = P #161264. ***
~JAMES FOWLKES (1760-1833)
m: Sally Foster

~NANCY FOWLKES (1763-1804)
m: Spencer Betts (1759-1837). *** This son-in-law was a Revolutionary War Soldier from VA. ***

~ELIZABETH 'Betsy' FOWLKES (1764-1823)
m: Charles Price, I *** This son-in-law was a Capt. under the Thomas Watkins Troop of Dragoons, VA during The Rev. War ***
m: Benjamin Lewis Van Amburgh.
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"JERUSHA FOWLKES" married "DAVID ELLINGTON, JR." in 1765.
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** REV. WAR **
~"David Ellington, JR." =
Patriot Service during the war.
SAR #P-153870 &
DAR #A037393.
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DAVID JR. was a Separate Baptist Minister In 1771 in Amelia Co., VA & from 1781-1791 in Lunenburg Co., VA. JERUSHA supported his preaching.
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JERUSHA & DAVID JR. ELLINGTON had 8 CHILDREN.

John Buchanan Ellington = b: 2-26-1766 @ Prince Edward Co., VA; d: 8-8-1848 buried @ Magazine, Logan Co., Ark.; m: Martha Lemar in 1798; had 4 children.

Nathan Ellington = b: 4-26-1768; d: 2-18-1811 @ Washington Co., VA; m: Elizabeth Dickenson on 3-17-1794; had 7 children.

Lucy Ellington = b: 5-21-1770; d: April 1808 @ Wilkes Co., GA; m: Benjamin W. Hunt; m: John Hendrick in 1792; had 10 children with Hendrick.

Sarah (Sally) Ellington = b: 8-13-1773; d: 7-7-1848 @ Ogelthorpe, GA; m: Daniel Deupree; had 7 children.

David Ellington III = b: 9-12-1777; d: 1-28-1802 @ Wilkes Co., GA; m: Letitia Cox on 12-2-1793.

William Ellington = b: 8-28-1782 @ Lunenburg Co., VA; d: 10-11-1835 @ Ellijay, GA; m: Priscilla Duvall on 8-28-1807; William broke with his father's religion (Separate Baptist) & became a "Methodist circuit-riding Preacher"!

Josiah Ellington = b: 1-31-1785 @ Lunenburg Co., VA; d: 2-6-1845 @ Candler Co., GA; m: Mary Edwards on 11-17-1816; had 13 children.

Nancy Ellington = b: 9-7-1787 @ Lunenburg Co., VA; d: 7-1-1861 @ Taliaferro Co., GA; m: Zachariah Darden in 1803; had 8 children.
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JERUSHA died on 6-28-1789 @ Lunenburg Co., VA. She was buried @ her parents' home cemetery. Many of the headstones were dumped into a deep well there during The Civil War according to the 2014 caretaker of the plantation/home.
Her husband, David Ellington, Jr., remarried & had 6 more children & died in 1820. JERUSHA & David have many, many descendants!
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~ Lynda, JERUSHA's 4-great's-granddaughter through her son, John Buchanan.
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